Carton and retaining device



May 30, 1933.- G. M. PoRGEs' CARTON AND RETAINING DEVICE Filed Oct. 4, 1929 INVENTOR- I I gf ATTORNEYS Patented May 30, 1933 UNITED STATES A ENT-caries.

GEORGE M. Poisons, or ORANGE, NEW JERSEY, 'AssIGNoR To Knot/[Assess OOMrAN or NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK CARTON AND RETAI IN DEVICE Application filed October 4, 1929. Serial No. 397,350.

My invention relates to a new and improved combined carton and retaining device.

One of the objects of my invention is to provide a new and improved carton and retaining device which shall be especially useful in packing small articles of wearing apparel, such as hosiery, or the like.

Another object of my invention is to pro- 1 vide a carton having a simple, cheap and efficient retainer which can be readily applied in order to firmly retain small articles of wearing apparel or the like.

Another object of my invention is to provide a carton having a retaining device which can be readily applied and which is automatically but releasably locked in position when it has been inserted in the proper position.

Other objects of my invention will be set forth in the following description and drawings which illustrate a preferred embodiment thereof, itbeing understood that the above general statement of the objects of my invention is intended merely to generally explain the same and not to limit it in any manner.

Fig. 1 is a perspective View, part of the cart-on being broken away to show the improved device.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a detail view of the holding member.

Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view showing how the holding member is assembled with the retaining member.

The carton C is of any suitable type, and it is preferably made of ordinary cardboard. 40 This carton is adapted to contain hosiery,

neckties, handkerchiefs, or other small articles of wearing apparel. The carton C may be provided with a covering sheet C of any suitable type and it may also be provided with a cover (not shown) of any suitable type. It has been proposed to retain the articles within a carton by means of tapes or the like as this is desirable when the carton is shipped, in order to firmly hold the articles in position. However, the devices heretofore proposed have not been adjustably connected to the carton, and they were relatively expensive. According to my invention, the cartonis provided with one or more holding devices 1,; which are preferably U-shaped, andthey maybe formed of cardboard or similar light bendable material. As shown in F ig: 4, the vertical legs of each retaining member 1 are provided with slots 2. The legs of the retaining members 1 are connected to holding members 3.- These are preferably made of suitable metal and have tongues 4 stamped out'therefrom. As shown in Fig. 2, the tongues 4 are bent so as to firmly grip the legs 65 of the retaining members 1. I prefer to have the points of the tongues-4 enter the said legs to avoid injuring the articles held within the carton C. The upper ends of the holding members 3 are pointed and said points are preferablybent outwardly.

I have assumed, for convenience, that the carton is held in the horizontal position although this is of course immaterial for the purposes of my invention. 75.

In order to apply the retainers, they are simply pushed into position until they abut and preferably somewhat compress the hosiery, neckties, or the like. The outwardly bent ends 3 make it possible to readily insert the retainers 1 because the holding members 3 are preferably made of spring metal, so that each said member 3 can readily slip into the carton, when it is moved inwardly. However, the upward or outward movement of said holding members 3 is restrained because their outwardly bent points then dig into and grip the side walls of the carton C. When the articles in the carton C are compressed by the retainers 1, the reaction tends to force said retainers outwardly. The points of the holding members then engage the inside surfaces of the side walls of the carton, and said points can then bend more in the lateral direction to dig into said side walls. That is, the points of the holding members are only bent laterally to a slight extent when said holding members are forced inwardly, and said points are bent outwardly in the lateral 100 direction by the outward movement of said holding members. However, I include in my invention the use of holding members sufiici ently stiff to retain their initial shape. Each of the retaining members 1 is preferably made with suflicient vspringiness. so that its legs press firmly against the side walls of the carton. Likewise it would not be departing fronrmy invention if the side walls of the carton C were provided with closely spaced grooves or recesses into' which the points of the holding members 3 could enter. This would make it unneces sary for said points to dig into theside walls of the carton.

Although the holding members 3 releasably lock the retainers 1 in position, itis simple to manually remove said retainers l'or to destroy them so as to readily remove the contents of the carton C. i

I have shown a preferred embodiment of my invention, but it is clear that numerous changes and omissions could be made Without departing from the spirit of my'invention.

I claim:

A device'for retaining merchandise in a container comprising a relatively stiff retaining member having legs depending from extremities thereoffor insertion between the sidewalls of the container and con-- tentsthereof, said legs being provided with holding means, said holding means having reversely outwardly directed points.

In testimonywhereof I aflix my signature.

GEORGE M. PORGES. 

